After Divorce Billionaire Ex Found Me Pregnant

Leonira plant the bottle water down and her fingers found it's way to her engagement ring, fiddling with it. An action that did not go unnoticed by Gabriel "Honestly I'm line. The entice thing isn't as tasking as the whole country's making it out to be." She said. "You're line?" rulotel glanced into the event mom. "Well things didn't seem quite fine backthere." Leonicadidn't bother giving him an amoker. Her actions were her own and she didn't need him prying into it *Are you sure everything is okay?" He tried again, but his questiononly bused hand off Leonica She sighed. Why did be keep prying/Print the car, then her house and newhere If he kept being this inny, then she just might prefer the him who ignored her during their marriage. "It's noneel your besturss, Gabriel." Her words had him taken aback, anula silence followed soon after, which was broken a moment later by Leonica herself.

"Look, I appreciate your concem, but you need to understand that we're just co parents, acquaintance, and thus, our problems are ours, not yours. So stop sticking your nose where it doesn't belong." She tumed her head to face him and flashed himasmile. "Understand? Gabriel's eyes narrowed. His gaze on her had tumed cold, but not in a threatening manner.

"But what if I don't want to? And what it." It turned to fare her, taking her wrist hur not holding it tightly, "I want to be inner than a co parent or an acquaintance." His eyes we're enough to pass act sacross the memo, so when he opened his lips once more, intending to complete his speech, she cut him off. "Stop." She shook her head. "Don't finish that sentence. Because the moment you do, I'd give you an answer and with that answer, you can kiss whatever relationship is between us, goodbye. And I don't want that. Because despite all the shit you putthrough during our manage, you're still Ashley's father and was once friend of mine. So," Stepping back, she pulled her wrist away, not missing the hurt in his eyes. "Work your feelings out and please, don't draginto it." Her words were harsh, but that was how it was and will always be. She had no intention giving Gabriel a second chance at romance or even give him any sort of idea that might lead him on. "Thope you understand." Leonica sad and without a second thought, walked away.

Leaving him, standing in the deck, all alone "I see.."Gabriel murmured to himself as he watched Leonica wallcoff "I've been rejected, He let out a laugh, one filled with sorrow and defeat. "I've really lost you, huh." It was his own fault, and he knew this, but he couldn't help but feel frustrated "What am I supposed to do?" He asked no one, not really expecting a reply, as he leaned on the calling and hung his head. "What am really supposed to do to change that, Leonica?" Nothing. Leonica had made it clear and as she walked back into the party room, she hoped Gabriel had gotten the clear memo "Lronica, dearie, there you are, Her mother's voice had pupped her thought bubble just as she approached the drinktable. "I've been looking all over for you. "What do you need mom?" "Your tarher is about to give his speech, introducing that child, but she's nowhere to be seen. Would you be an angel and fetch her?" "Of cour, mom * With a peck on her mother's cheeks, Leonica walled away, going straight for the dressing room as she knew well enough that Irene would be there after the wine she had humbly offered her.

As she approached the dressing room, she could family make out trene's voice, and the closer she got, the clearer it becthat she was on a phone call. "That stupid bitch mined my entire day!" Irene buffed angrily as Leonica pressed her ear on the door, trying to listen for the person she was conversing with But it was clear that only tree was in the room.

Was she on a phonecall "This wasn't part of the plan "trene was sounding more angry, but that didn't concern Lorca, what did however, was the voice that answered her "Of course it wasn't. What part of the plan stated that your could taunt her?" Leonica's brows cerased. Wait, she had heard that voice somewher. Whese though? She wondered, pressing her eat more on the door to see if she could make out the voice through the mutlle nies "She deserved it, besides, I was only stating facts. That woman stole everything that should have been mine. Even now, they're treatinglike dirt, so allowed to speak the truth i deserve just as much as she inan." "you're the illegitimate child, and you've still trying to compare yourself with Leone, don't be stupid and stop playing with line.

Leonica's browscremed. Leople? Only one person calls her by that disgusting n"If you lonew that I couldn't be compared to her, then why appeachin the first place, Janal " crashed to the floor with a loud clang.

Her Happy. Yet Delusional Thoughts "If you knew couldn't be compared to her, we approachin the first place, Jamil," tiene stated angrily as she finished adding the accessory to go allow with bernew outfit. "You easily could have found- The sound of something falling from outside cut her off and in seconds, her head snapped in the door's direction.

"What was that?" "Are you askingAm I the one there?" Jamil answered sarcastically.

ene noted him and stood up, making her warto the door.

Do tell me, yea allowed a rat spy on you? Or better yet, maybe a snake," Bruke. The moment he said the word, a certain person cto her mind, and tree didn't waste any topening the door, only to cface to face with the last person she had expected to see. "M-meredith? What are you doing here? She questioned the maid who had just finished picking a fallen mop up.

"The First Lady sent to fetch on. Mr. Romero is about to give his introduction speech" "Oh." Irene scanned the maid from head to toe before smiling. "Tell my father I'd be right there." "I do that"Meredith bowed, not moving once until trene had stepped back into the dressing room and closed the door.

Only after she was gone did Meredith dare to look down the Hall where Leonica walked out from where the maid had hidden her.

Raving beindex finger, she pressed it against her lips, a silent command for the other female to remain silent, before gesturing for her to follow. Without hesitation, Meredith did as her mistress requested, following the younger female away from Where Irene could potentially hear them.

Back in the dressing room, Irene walked back to get her phone, picking in from its stand on her vanity mirror. "It was just Meredith." "Meredith?" tamil questioned.

"My personal mald. Now if you'd excuse me, I have a debut to make "She said anogantly, but just as she was about to hang up, Jamil stopped her. "trene, don't forget, you're doing this to get back at Benjamin Romero for what he did to your mother. No amount of love or riches he gives you now can make up for how your mother died loving him." And with that said, Jemil hung up, leaving Irene to think of the past.

Ticow," She spoke ina soft tone, purting her phone down before a smirk found its way to her lips as she admired her luxurious looking appearance in the "But the dead's the dead and the Ling's got to find a way to survive. You'll understand, right mother?" She smiled weetly, but it was anything but sweet as all she thought of was destroying Leonica, and without a second thought, she picked up the handbag that munched her dress and headed out, closing the door behind be "Did you fellow me1"Was the first question Leonica asked Meredith when they arrived at a deserted part of the Mamion.

The maid avoided eye contact, but couldn't bring herself to lie. "Yes, but it was only because I was worried about you, madam. Please forgive me." "There's nothing to forgive," Leonica responded, not a hunt of anger or anything else in her voice, much to Meredith's surprise. "As a matter of fact, I should thank you. 12 in Wesen for you showing up in time, Irene would have seen me. Thank you Meredith " Meredith was more than happy to see Leonice smile at her and even more happier to receive praises from her, but all that happiness seemed to be diluted by a sour glimpse of frete i conversation she had overbeard.

П the second mitte ki.. the seems to dislike you. She said with a gloom expression Leonira nized her head to the side, studying Meredith's reaction before the asked. "You heard? The maid nod only a small portion." She clarified, eaming a nod from LeonicE.

"Don't worry yourself Meredith, things like this happen all the tin families; sibling conflict as many would call it." Leonica gently patted her on the absoulder, Smiling 10m ear to eat. "Õie her sometime, I'm sure she'd caroun

with couldn't help the smile of adoration that bloomed on her fade: "You truly have a big heart." She suddenly bowed. "I swear, from today Ali. Tore T've gottenmpelt; giant, Leonica couldn't help but truly smile at that thought, how pleasent "Meredith, you don't use to be so extreme, and please raise your head. This is no place for a bow. Leonica gently instructed.

mament rolored Meredith cheeks You should head back now, and please inform my parsers that I'd join them shortly." "Of course "Meredith said and alter final bow, she was gour retracing her steps to the main all once alone, Leonica allowed the masked pleasantries to fall from her face, revealing how truly worried she was by her recent discovery.

+ that coming? No, there was no way she could have seen it after all, the two had nothing doing with each other, which breed the question, why were they suddenly 2/20 Happy Yet Delusional Thoughts cooperating? Who approached who first? She said, uning her fingers through her hair in the process Well, at least she could rule one thing out now; Irene's accomplice. It was pretty clear to her that it was Jamil.

Suddenly, she groaned. Of course it was him, perfectly explains why all those articles were released from several branches of his company and why Florence had showed up at the conference and he afterward. But what did he hope to gain by doing all these? She paused, pondering.